Experimental measurements of isothermal reactivity coefficient and temperature-dependent reactivity changes with associated uncertainty evaluations

doi:10.1016/j.pnucene.2019.103131

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Title: Experimental measurements of isothermal reactivity coefficient and temperature-dependent reactivity changes with associated uncertainty evaluations

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Dupont, Mathieu N.; Eklund, Matthew D.; Caracappa, Peter F.;

Publication Date:: 2020-01-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

OSTI Identifier:: 1558741

Grant/Contract Number:: NE0008439

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Progress in Nuclear Energy

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Progress in Nuclear Energy Journal Volume: 118 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0149-1970

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Dupont, Mathieu N., Eklund, Matthew D., Caracappa, Peter F., and Ji, Wei. Experimental measurements of isothermal reactivity coefficient and temperature-dependent reactivity changes with associated uncertainty evaluations.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2020. 
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                    Dupont, Mathieu N., Eklund, Matthew D., Caracappa, Peter F., & Ji, Wei. Experimental measurements of isothermal reactivity coefficient and temperature-dependent reactivity changes with associated uncertainty evaluations.  United Kingdom.  doi:10.1016/j.pnucene.2019.103131.

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                    Dupont, Mathieu N., Eklund, Matthew D., Caracappa, Peter F., and Ji, Wei. Wed .  
        "Experimental measurements of isothermal reactivity coefficient and temperature-dependent reactivity changes with associated uncertainty evaluations".  United Kingdom.  doi:10.1016/j.pnucene.2019.103131.

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  title        = {Experimental measurements of isothermal reactivity coefficient and temperature-dependent reactivity changes with associated uncertainty evaluations},

  author       = {Dupont, Mathieu N. and Eklund, Matthew D. and Caracappa, Peter F. and Ji, Wei},

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.pnucene.2019.103131},

  journal      = {Progress in Nuclear Energy},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 118,

  place        = {United Kingdom},

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